努力工作的软文_我所知道的是如何努力工作。

I was interviewed recently for the EntrepreWired podcast. I’m usually asked pretty much the same questions every time I do an interview like this, but Paul King asked me something I don’t often get asked.

我最近接受了EntrepreWired播客的采访。 每次这样的面试时，我通常都会问几乎相同的问题，但是Paul King问我一些我不常被问到的问题。

“What did you take from being a dancer that you’ve applied to your business life?”

“当一名舞者，已经将其应用到您的商业生活中了吗？”

This is something I’ve thought about in the past, triggered by a relative telling me that my pursuit of a dance career was a waste of time. I’ve never seen that part of my life, or any part of my life as a waste of time. Every experience, good or bad, has added up to me being the person I am. I’m reasonably at peace with that person as I look towards turning 40 next year.

这是我过去考虑过的事情，是由一位亲戚告诉我，从事舞蹈事业是在浪费时间 。 我从来没有把我的那部分或人生的任何部分视为浪费时间。 无论是好是坏，每一次经历加起来我都是我自己。 当我希望明年年满40岁时，我会和那个人保持和平。

As I answered in the podcast however, dance training gave me something very specific, an ability that has had a huge impact in my life. When you train to dance, you train very hard at something you know you will not be all that good at for many years. Right through childhood I was focused on this future version of me. I learned that not everything is easy, not everything is a quick win.

正如我在播客中回答的那样，舞蹈训练给了我一些非常具体的东西，这种能力对我的生活产生了巨大的影响。 当您训练跳舞时，您会非常努力地训练某些事情，而您知道自己很多年都不会那么擅长了。 从小到大，我一直专注于我的未来版本。 我了解到， 并非一切都容易 ，并非一切都是捷径。

I’ve never counted myself as being especially talented at anything. The one thing I have always had in my control however, is that I can work hard. I am willing to put in hard and consistent effort without expecting immediate results.

我从不认为自己在任何事情上都特别有才华。 但是，我始终可以控制的一件事就是我可以努力工作。 我愿意付出艰辛和持续的努力，而不会期望立即取得成果。

When bootstrapping a company quick wins are unlikely. We’ve had great success with Perch but it has been a slow process; it has involved a lot of work from both of us. I’m happy with that, because I know that lasting results usually come from sustained periods of effort.

当引导一家公司时，快速获胜的可能性不大。 我们在Perch上取得了巨大的成功，但这是一个缓慢的过程。 它涉及到我们俩的许多工作。 我对此感到满意，因为我知道持久的结果通常来自持续的努力。

I wouldn’t change my past for a second, because who I was then has had a direct impact in what I can do now. If you have a similar story of your past career influencing your present one, I’d love to know about it.

我不会再改变我的过去，因为那时的我对我现在的工作有直接影响。 如果您对过去的职业有一个类似的故事影响着现在的职业，我很想知道这一点。